Girls' name · since 1980
Shanekqua
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 125 babies named Shanekqua, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
125 girls have been named Shanekqua since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shanekqua has 125 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1995.
- #24,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 125 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanekqua ranks #24,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanekqua's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shanekqua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanekqua splits its recorded history at 1990: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanekqua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1995
- Peak year (1991)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shanekqua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (98 births, 78% of the file).
1990s was Shanekqua's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Shanekqua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 98 births (78% of all-time use).
Shanekqua by state
Where Shanekqua concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 125 births nationwide.
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- Georgia records the most Shanekquas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanekqua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shanekqua draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.